Dunn's Hognose Viper
Porthidium dunni
Common names: Dunn's hognosed pit viper.
Porthidium dunni is a species of pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. There are no recognized subspecies.
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Description
Adults of P. dunni are usually 30–40 cm (11+3⁄4–15+3⁄4 in) in total length (including tail), with a maximum of 57 cm (22+1⁄2 in). A moderately stout and terrestrial species, the tip of the snout is moderately elevated.
Range & habitat
P. dunni is found in southern Mexico in the Pacific lowlands of Oaxaca and western Chiapas. The type locality given is "the immediate vicinity of the village of Tehuantepec" [Oaxaca, Mexico].
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, dunni, is in honor of American herpetologist Emmett Reid Dunn "in appreciation of his work on American snake fauna".
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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